Italdesign Aztec come up on the market

Posted on Mar 31, 2018 in Concept | Comments Off on Italdesign Aztec come up on the market

From time to time, some awesome cars will make an appearance on the market, after years of collecting dust in various collections. One of the latest to do so is the Italdesign Aztec, a car designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro and introduced back in 1988 in the Turin Motor Show. Italdesign Aztec Around 25 units were ever build, of which we don’t know how many still...

Stile Bertone – Not Anymore!

Posted on Mar 17, 2018 in Antique | Comments Off on Stile Bertone – Not Anymore!

“Death ends a life, not a relationship.” – Mitch Albom Bertone, once considered the Michelangelo of automotive design has filed for bankruptcy. Founded in 1912 by Giovanni Bertone, the company thrived under son Giuseppe “Nuccio” Bertone until his death in 1997. Since that time, Gruppo Bertone began an arduous death march into financial disaster, highlighted by...

BMW and Toyota to Partner in Battery Development Deal

Posted on Mar 17, 2018 in Technology | 1 comment

When the automobile launched into the 20th century, the ripe and untapped market had every little auto builder in the United States fighting for recognition on their own terms. During a early 1900s where the American automobile industry was controlled by a broad-covering Selden patent (that threatened to once destroy the Ford Motor Company), the European...

Ford introduces the wonderful new world of its 1960 models

Posted on Mar 14, 2018 in Featured | 2 comments

New car introductions were quite a bit different in 1960 than they are today, and to roll out its space-age 1960 models, Ford spared no expense. Complete with its own musical score and revelers bedecked in formal attire, this short video is a glimpse at the zeitgeist of postwar, pre-Cuban Missile Crisis America. The 1960 model year was an important one for...

Tax Day Blamed for Driver Deaths

Posted on Mar 12, 2018 in Safety | 2 comments

Do taxes early, stay alive! We all know the bit about the certainty of death and taxes. While cliche, it’s absolutely true that both are darn near impossible to avoid. We should, however, be able to avoid death and taxes happening on the same day. At least death by car accident. A new study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and...